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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by wallyworld One of the apparent problems with a Rockford-Chicago routing seems to be a lack of folks who regularly commute between the two on a regular basis. . [/quote] LOL, thousands commute daily between the two. the cheap cost of housing and the great Metra Park and Ride in Elgin make if very feasible for Folks to live in Rockford and commute in a relatively fast time to downtown. Drive I-90 between rockford and Elgin any day between 5am and 9am and you'll see it is a very bustling highway full of commuters. Me Personally, I catch the CoachUSA bus to the city, had to go in really early once (aka left my house at 5am) and you wouldn't belive the number of cars on Harrison Ave in Rockford going eastward to the I-90 ramp (for those that don't know this is a major 4 lane through the city and Belvidere) at that time. heck you'd think it was 5pm at night and everyone was going to the mall! The city and State have really been trying for years to get Metra to Rockford to help move these people better. Unfortunatly, the communities between Elgin and Rockford have been fighting it, not to mention some Chicago/suburbs Politicians (obvious reason being the built it and they will move theory). They really don't want to lose that power hold they have right now over the state. Metra to rockford would be a big deal, especially since they want to put it at the airport (where parking is free and they really want the airport linked to O'hare and Midway too). It's a win-win for the state, but some people just don't want to see it that way.
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